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This week’s guru. Just you, me – and a few hundred others Socpo’s Keith Handley came up with an excellent excuse last week for why he couldn’t spend his wedding …
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Allegations of institutional racism have been raised in an audit of HR practices in aid agencies. The results have shocked the sector and sparked moves to address the issues raised …
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Railtrack and one of its senior managers could face manslaughter charges over the Paddington train crash in 1999. The Crown Prosecution Service has begun a fresh inquiry into the rail …
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Nearly half of city workers worldwide think a better balance between work and home life would reduce stress in the workplace, according to a survey by financial recruiters CitiPeople.com. The …
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Boatman at Mersey Docks and Harbour Company have voted to strike on Good Friday after talks over pay and overtime collapsed. Workers affiliated to the T&G union are taking industrial …
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Local authorities are struggling to find the funding to pay for vital staff training, according to research by Unison. While 75 per cent of councils that responded to the survey …
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Up to 100,000 jobs in the tourism industry could be at risk due to the impact of the foot and mouth outbreak according to the CIPD’s chief economist. John Philpott …
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A chief executive who sent his staff an e-mail accusing them of being lazy and threatening them with the sack has seen the share price of his company plummet after …
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Nearly two-thirds of British firms are experiencing skills shortages, according to a report. The Reed Skills Index claims that this is the third consecutive year-on-year increase. The survey, of 1,500 …
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Waiting for repairmen who don’t turn up is not only extremely annoying but contributes towards 56 million lost working days every year. According to Abbey National’s annual research into business …
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Companies have to create a giant talent pool to survive in a shrinking labour market and against a background of downsizing. Bruce Tulgan, founder of business consultancy RainMakerThinking, told delegates …
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Customer service has been improved at Tesco as a result of a performance management programme that looked at every aspect of the business according to the firm’s retail HR director. …
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The number of employees entering full-time employment last month was the least for two years, according to a survey. The percentage of staff dropped from 57.9 per cent in February …
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Big brother-style monitoring of staff was the biggest complaint against call centre operators by employees during the two-week operation of the TUC’s complaints hotline. Fifty-three per cent of the call …
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Almost 70 per cent of people have been made redundant or know someone personally who has, a study reveals. The report by career consultancy Penna Sanders & Sidney concludes that …